Nurses: Recruitment

Gloria De Piero: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many training posts for nurses were commissioned in England in each of the last five years.

Daniel Poulter: The following table shows the number of new pre-registration nursing places that were filled in the last five years. The table includes the students enrolled on the degree and diploma courses.
	
		
			 Nursing total 
			  Number 
			 2009-10 20,829 
			 2010-11 20,092 
			 2011-12 17,741 
		
	
	
		
			 2012-13 17,219 
			 2013-14 18,009 
			 Source: Multi professional education and training budget monitoring returns.